2012 ALISE Annual Conference
Extending Our Reach:
Expanding Horizons, Creating Opportunities
Tuesday, January 17 through Friday, January 20—Dallas, TX
Call for Juried Paper Proposals
Deadline for extended abstracts (maximum 1,000
words): July 15, 2011
Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2011
This call for juried paper proposals seeks
original contributions including reports of research, theory, pedagogy, best
practices, think pieces, and critical essays that contribute to elaboration of
the conference theme of “Extending Our Reach: Expanding Horizons, Creating Opportunities.” Information touches all aspects of our personal and
work lives, and the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) has been
quick to engage across disciplines as social, cultural, and institutional
realities have evolved. Staying
connected in the midst of continuous, sometimes profound, change is not simply
reassuring, but a strategic imperative to the growth and health of society,
and, along with it, to the design and promotion of LIS, and of LIS
education.
The
theme for the 2012 ALISE Annual Conference builds on that notion of
connectedness, and asks us to think beyond, to stretch, to extend our reach –
beyond disciplinary boundaries, across the academy, outside of North America,
and to areas where a deep understanding of the information lifecycle, of the
systems that engage with it, and the individuals who depend on it have been
beyond the scope of LIS/Information Studies research and education previously.
(More information on the conference theme can
be found at http://www.alise.org/)
Proposals should be for original papers, not
for papers that have been previously published. There are no restrictions on
research methodology. Alternative perspectives, creative and non-conventional
responses to library and information science education concerns within the
context of expanding our horizons are welcomed and encouraged!
Instructions for Submission
Extended abstracts should include the
following:
· Title of the paper
· Names, affiliations, and contact information of the authors and one
author to be designated as the contact for the paper
· Up to 1,000 word description of the proposed paper
· Select reference list
Abstracts will be evaluated by the Juried Paper
Proposals Committee according to the following criteria:
· Connection to conference theme
· Relevance to current and emerging issues in LIS education
· Originality of ideas
· Potential impact / significance
· Select references to relevant literature
· Overall quality of writing
The Conference Juried Paper Proposals Committee
Chair will send an acknowledgement of all abstracts received and applicants will
be informed of the Committee’s decisions by September 15, 2011. Conference
presentation time slots will be published in the conference program. All
presenters are required to register for the ALISE 2012 conference.
Deadline for submissions is July 15, 2011. Please submit abstracts via email in
PDF or WORD format to Don Latham, Florida State University: [log in to unmask]
Please note: Juried paper proposals accepted for presentation at the
conference, which are developed into full papers, are eligible for
consideration for the JELIS “best papers” conference issue. Deadline for
submission of full papers for possible publication in JELIS will be March 1,
2012, and those submissions should be made to the editors of JELIS.
Don Latham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Library & Information Studies
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2100
850-644-7272